Sentosa Club Islander – Weekend Brunch by the Beach

Back in my university days, Sentosa island was almost like my second home. A few times each week I would hit the beach for a sunbathing session. I even had that special islander pass that bestows upon its holder the power of unlimited queue-free access to the island.

So while my course mates were dozing off in the air-conditioned lecture theatres, I was dozing off on a mat under the sun. Eventually I grew darker and less recognisable by my own friends and kin. My tanning regime had to end.

These days, my visits to Sentosa are limited to annual events like SentosaFlowers and the occasional drink at the beach bars. But after a sumptuous brunch at Club Islander this past weekend, I reckon I would be going there a lot more.

The sun, the sand, the sea… And brunch! What a way to unwind – Hawaiian style! You like?

Coffee (free-flowing)
S$2.50++
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Brunch has just been introduced to the Palawan Beach Bar on weekends from 10:30am to 2:30pm. You can check out the brunch menu before heading down for an idyllic weekend. As with the other Sentosa F&B outlets, the menu is the creation of executive chef, Kenny Yeo.

Club islander directly opens out to the beach. The sea is literally just footsteps away! In fact, many people would simply laze on the sand while the waitstaff serve them their favourite food and drinks.

If you don’t like the feel of sand between your toes (wait, why are you at the beach again?), the sheltered boardwalk also provides ample seating. I think the shelter would be retracted at night, so people can have a romantic dinner under the stars! Wow-weee!

I tried to photoshop away that man in the photo but it’s too much work. He does illustrate a good point though; you can swim in the sea and then walk right up to the bar, dripping wet and all, wearing nothing more than your swimming trunks or speedos. No one would toss you a second glance. Unless you’re a hot bikini babe, that is.

Okay, enough about that. Let’s talk about the food!

Eggs Benedict on toasted English muffin
S$12.50++
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When it comes to brunch, the Eggs Benedict always has to make an appearance. So popular it is, McDonald’s decided to create a “poor man’s” version of it, substituting the hollandaise sauce with a slice of cheese. Do you know what it is?

Why, the McMuffin, of course!

Anyways, the Eggs Benedict here is done with a little twist. Instead of the usual ham, the poached eggs come with chicken patty. Perfect with the dollop of hollandaise sauce and the toasted English muffin!

And that is just one way of having your eggs done.

Sunnyside up on prawn bolognaise served in a toast box
S$17.90++
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Sunny side up works for me too. It comes with a box of prawn bologanise toast, which I can only describe as pure love. Let me tell you, this is no ordinary toast.

The toast is gently fried on the sides. The result? A super light, crispy, golden brown exterior that contrasts wonderfully with the soft interior of the toast. It’s the kind of toast that makes you wanna stay away from all the fancy Hong Kongtoast, and heck, even our very own Singapuratoast, and just French it up with this toast forever! I dare say this is the best toast I’ve ever had.

The prawn bolognaise is interesting, too. It’s basically minced prawns in a delicious home-made tomato sauce that adds a flavourful punch to the toast.

Have I mentioned this is no ordinary toast?

Brunch platter
S$19.50++
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For more variety, there’s the brunch platter that gives you a taste of wild mushrooms, scrambled eggs, chicken sausages, chicken patties and…

Waffles! With honey for pouring into the holes! What a wholesome dish this is.

And for the children, they can tuck in to the Chicky Muffin meal or Wacky Waffles meal. Both sets cost $6.90++ and come with a watermelon slice and orange juice! There’s even a designated play area where they can enjoy themselves.

Yeah, you beach boy you! Sentosa’s awesome. After having brunch on the past weekend we even spent the entire day visiting the other attractions like the Sky Tower, Sky Ride, 4D Magic, Cinemax, Merlion, etc, etc, etc. It was a blast!

Gotta admit, the pictures are really tempting, the atmosphere is great and the location is perfect. Only thing lacking about the beaches in SG are the clear blue waters! Wish we had endless beaches like Phuket, Bali or Boracay..

Dude, this place totally suits you! I can totally picture you sipping a piña colada with your shades on! Yeah I wonder why we only get dirty green or milo brown waters here. Is it because our seas are too busy?

haha.. you are totally correct. SG is one of the busiest ports in the world, the ships stir up the waters, discharge their ballast and there are the oil refineries offshore too. In the airforce, we used to fly towards Bintan and you can clearly see the separation in the seawater – blue towards Bintan/brownish-green on the Singapore side.
.. makes you think twice about swimming in the sea here :P

been ages since i last stepped on d sunny island of sentosa…the last was in 1999 for the Foam Party..errk!
i wonder, for people who work graveyard and odd hours, we do not see much weekends, any places have weekday brunch instead apart from Macdonald’s??
tat waffles and honey syrup is making me salivate!

Hmmm okay I’ll keep a lookout for weekday brunches for you :) I work regular hours so I don’t normally pay attention to these. Even on weekends, i’m a lazyass and only get out of the house in the late afternoon.

I do have an interesting place to share though. Have you heard of Riders Café? I haven’t been there but I think they offer brunches on weekdays too. You can even see horses!!

Veron, u shld let your visitors know abt the great deal called the Sentosa Islander card:there’s a promotion on at $19.50 for 50 entries/monorial/bus rides into Sentosa. Two tix to the Songs of the Sea show on Sentosa worth $20 are included as are a beach bag n a mid-size note book (real one; not a laptop :-D)

Oh that’s great for frequent goers! Back in those days when I used to tan, I had the same card, although the privileges were quite different back then. Entries were unlimited, but no freebies. The new 50 entry limit is still quite enough for weekly tanning sessions though. Great deal!

Thanks a lot for the review. Visited Club Islander for a Bruch this Sunday….
The Eggs Benedict was simply Out of this world… The Platter was pretty Ok…
The Waffles were Real Crispy and went down well with the Strawberry Ice Cream…

The Ambience was cozy and realxed…
The Beers were served at th Right Temperature…Really Chilled… :D
Would love to be there again…Soooon!!